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whiplike

whiplike

1 7.3
Long, thin, and flexible like a whip
  • adjective
  • /ˈwɪpˌlaɪk/
: similar a un látigo
  • The beast turned slowly through a full circle, waving long, whiplike tentacles in the air, as if seeking some clue to the approaching party.
  • whiplike tail
  • long whiplike

Search through here and snapped whiplike back again.

Examples

  • Despite the damage caused by Keane's spells, the monster met them with a tangled mass of tentacles, reaching forward with whiplike strikes at first one, then another of the attackers.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • "Bandicoot!" called Mick Eddison, a tall, whiplike, moodily dispositioned man who worked in the deep mines.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • Search through here and snapped whiplike back again.

    Harvard University

  • A whiplike appendage of the box snagged in the pocket lining; she ripped the antenna free and it twanged straight.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • After this, the soil firmed up again, and they skirted around a region of thin, whiplike plants that reached out for them with flexible branches like tentacles.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • It is an eerily elegant work, the broom fibers extending thin and whiplike beyond the desiccated body of the corncob.

    Academic text (2009)

  • The snake's long, whiplike body moved swiftly through the grass.

  • She used a whiplike motion to crack the whip, sending it slicing through the air.

  • The dancer's arms flowed with a whiplike grace as she twirled across the stage.

Synonyms

flagellate
vswhiplike
  • Specialized
1 9.9

Having whip-like tails used to move

is a general descriptive form for long thin flexible objects across contexts
flagellated
vswhiplike
  • Specialized
1 8.6

Having one or more long thin tails that help the cell move

applies more broadly to any long thin form beyond living things
lash-like
vswhiplike
  • Specialized
7.5

Thin, flexible part that moves like a whip

emphasizes long thin shape and static resemblance rather than motion

Antonyms

rigid
37 4.0

Does not bend because it is stiff

How Flexible

whiplike
1 7.3
pliant
2 5.6
flexible
46 3.4
rigid
37 4.0

Surface Forms

whiplike positive

Morphology

whiplike = whip (transparent) = whip + like

Formed by the productive adjectival suffix '-like' meaning 'similar to' the noun 'whip', so the meaning is directly inferable.

Etymology

Whiplike comes from whip ('a thin, flexible strap used to hit') and the ending -like ('similar to'). So something called whiplike is long, thin, and flexible like a whip.